Corporate Quality Standard for Packers - Cans

Location: MillerCoors - Milwaukee Campus

Focus of training:

• Understand how quality management fits into the packaging of beer on a can line.
• Appreciate how quality packaging standards improves the product.
• Learn how perform corporate quality checks while operating a packer.

Corporate Quality Standard

New Employee Introduction

Place: Miller Brewing - Milwaukee Campus

Focus of training:

• Understand how quality management fits into the brewing and packaging process.
• Appreciate how quality can lead to improved customer satisfaction
• Learn how to use process improvement tools
• Learning the MillerCoors excellence model
• Understand the value of auditing and continual improvement
• Ensure quality is in the culture of the organization

Drop Packer - Bottle Line 20

On the job training.

Location: Miller Brewing - Milwaukee Campus

Focus of training:

Not the training drop packer.

• Monitor infeed of bottles and cases for jams or irregular product flow.
• Perform scheduled quality checks to assure proper packaging and dating.
• Clear and adjust diverters as necessary.
• Clean drop packer parts during production as needed to maintain operational efficiency.
• Follow production schedules and perform changeover operations from pasteurizer, through the labeler to the drop packer.

Powered Industrial Truck and Fork Lift Certification

Written and practical exam.

Place: Miller Brewing - Milwaukee Campus

Focus of training:

• Pre-op safety inspection is performed once per shift for each forklift operated.
• Check that the horn functions.
• Check the steering mechanism with the engine running.
• Check the breaks.
• Check the seat brake.
• Check the hydraulic lines, controls-lift, and tilt levers.
• Check the racks and cage.
• Check the tires.
• Check headlamps, tail lights, brake lights, and back up lights.
• All defects are to be logged daily and notify the garage.
• Wear proper personal protection equipment.
• Make sure you can see.
• Load pick-up
• Driving load
• Setting down a load
• Lower loads to move
• Be aware of obstacles, both ahead and overhead.
• Be aware of load centers.
• Be aware of the total capacity.
• Do not exceed load center.
• Tilting the load forward reduces the load stability and can cause damage to the forks
• Never travel with load in raised position.
• Never leave a truck unattended farther than 25 feet away.
• When finished always ground the forks with the tips touching the floor.
• When starting always raise forks before driving.
• No one should ever walk near or under a load.